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  2. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...

  3. BabyCenter releases list of names 'heading for extinction' in ...

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    Looking for baby names inspo: See list of most popular names. Millennial, royal family-inspired names on their way out. Catherine, Jaden, Anne, Phillip, Jamal and Esteban are some of the names ...

  4. List of commonly used taxonomic affixes - Wikipedia

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    Meaning: a prefix used to make words with a sense opposite to that of the root word; in this case, meaning "without" or "-less". This is usually used to describe organisms without a certain characteristic, as well as organisms in which that characteristic may not be immediately obvious.

  5. Software release life cycle - Wikipedia

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    The software release life cycle is the process of developing, testing, and distributing a software product (e.g., an operating system).It typically consists of several stages, such as pre-alpha, alpha, beta, and release candidate, before the final version, or "gold", is released to the public.

  6. Nominative determinism - Wikipedia

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    Nominative determinism, literally "name-driven outcome", [41] is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work which reflect their names. The name fits because people, possibly subconsciously, made themselves fit. Nominative determinism differs from the concept of aptronyms in that it focuses on causality. [31]

  7. Early - Wikipedia

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    Early (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Early effect , an effect in transistor physics Early, a synonym for hotter in stellar classification

  8. Oxford English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The society ultimately realized that the number of unlisted words would be far more than the number of words in the English dictionaries of the 19th century, and shifted their idea from covering only words that were not already in English dictionaries to a larger project. Trench suggested that a new, truly comprehensive dictionary was needed ...

  9. Misnomer - Wikipedia

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    A misnomer is a name that is incorrectly or unsuitably applied. [1] Misnomers often arise because something was named long before its correct nature was known, or because an earlier form of something has been replaced by a later form to which the name no longer suitably applies. A misnomer may also be a word that is used incorrectly or ...